Feedback on Barr Health Bill Comments, McConnell Funds for Miners
Here’s an email directed to me, from Patrick in Danville, “I'm a WEKU supporter, and while I'm well to the left politically I generally admire your station's programming and balance. An exception is...
View ArticleFeedback on 'Droning Focus on Narrow Issues,' Problems with On the Media
By postal mail, Edd from Versailles wrote in response to a comment we aired a couple of weeks ago, ”I was about to call in to the listener line to voice my frustration with the constant, over and over,...
View ArticleListener Feedback to Others' Comments, Awards, 'Glitches'
From Trevor, in Corbin, “I've submitted listener feedback before. Mostly it's been to praise this station for the fantastic job it does keeping listeners informed, but I have also commented on certain...
View ArticleFeedback on Tech 'Glitches' Plus Kudos
We didn’t air Feedback last week due to the holiday so here are a couple of messages that came in from mid-May forward. Anonymous female: “I’m a fairly faithful listener calling from Frankfort,...
View ArticleFeedback on Middlesboro, Show About JFK
Here’s a note from listener Mark, “Are you aware that the Middlesboro 102.5 mHz repeater has been off the air for several day? Even in the tunnel, your signal cannot be heard. We here in the meteor...
View ArticleListener Feedback About Special 'From the Top,' Signal Outage on 102.1
We begin with a call to the Listener Comment Line from Linda, in Lexington, “My husband and I listened to the “From the Top” broadcast on Sunday evening. We listened to that all the time when we lived...
View ArticleFeedback on Promoting 'Deviant Lifestyle,' Biased News, Unfortunate...
We begin with an email from listener Edward. He writes, "Allow me to specify exactly why WEKU-FM will not ever get any donation from me. I used to subscribe regularly, but then WEKU-FM abandoned all...
View ArticleFeedback on 'Homophobic' Comment, Trump Coverage, Car Talk's Future
We didn’t air Listener Feedback last week because of the holiday, otherwise we would have shared this comment in follow-up to remarks from "Edward" that we aired on June 26 th . Edward said he no...
View ArticleFeedback on Ark Anniversary Story, Liberal Bias Refuted
A visitor to WEKU dot fm, using the alias “Solo Boy,” wrote in response to Cheri Lawson’s story that aired Friday, Ark Encounter's First Year a Slow Voyage for Williamstown . He writes, “Any reason why...
View ArticleMore Feedback on Ark Encounter Story, 'Holes' in NPR Shows, AP Funding Credits
We had a couple more comments in response to Cheri Lawson’s July 14 story following the first anniversary of the Ark Encounter Noah’s Ark park.. You can see them for yourself on the website. But a...
View ArticleFeedback on NPR Fight Commentary, Repetitive Promos
First up this week, a response to a Morning Edition commentary on the upcoming boxing match between world champion Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champ Conor McGregor. Sarah Spain: “If you saw...
View ArticleFeedback on NPR 'World War' Reference, Critic of Q
Thomas, of Paris, Kentucky emailed, “This morning NPR had another great report on the art work of the trench solders of WWI. In NPR's opening statement they said that WWI was the first war fought on a...
View ArticleQ Supporters Weigh In, Listener Says We Don't Treat Gov. Bevin Fairly
Here's an email from Marilyn in Lexington, "Recently a listener commented that WEKU should replace the program Q. However, I enjoy Q and hope it stays on the air."
View ArticleListener Feedback Re: Mayor Gray Statue Proposal, Jewish Hospital Story...
This week, we have a number of calls to the Listener Comment Line. First up, Charles from Lexington, regarding a major news story of the past week. “After the violence and loss of life in...
View ArticleListener Feedback on A Prairie Home Companion, What About HD Radio?
We received n email from William in Lexington, “I hope that you will give serious consideration to renewing Prairie Home Companion for next season. I am truly tired of listening to re-broadcasts!”...
View ArticleListener Feedback About Shows on Eclipse, Kentucky History Plus Story Suggestion
We begin with a call from the Listener Comment line, listener Dave, “I’d like to comment on your Eastern Standard on the eclipse. The last 20 minutes was very instructive."
View ArticleFeedback on Bevin Comments to University Boards; Listener Says 'You are as...
We’ve had lots of online response to the story: Bevin to University Boards: Cut Programs That Don’t Fill High-Demand Jobs .
View ArticleFeedback on Claims WEKU, NPR Are Liberal, 'Far Left'
A listener posted on the web page a response to the comments we aired last week claiming that WEKU and NPR’s programing is, as he said, “as liberal and far left as you can get.” “Smitty” wrote, “I'd...
View ArticleFeedback on Las Vegas Coverage, Fundraising
As many of you know, last Monday was a very challenging day for us at WEKU. In the midst of our fund drive, we had the horrible news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas and, of course, had to make sure...
View ArticleMore Feedback on Fundraising, Las Vegas, Pension Story, EST on Small Town Prides
We’re still getting comments about how we handled fundraising on the day following the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Here’s one from the Listener Comment Line.
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